10 of the Chinese space plane which shows a delta-wing design, captured when the craft turned 180 degrees since an earlier observation he made on July 30. Get the Space.com Newsletter Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! Contact me with ...
The second orbital mission of China's robotic space plane has come to a close. The mysterious reusable vehicle touched down Monday (May 8) at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, wrapping up a 276-day mission toEarthorbit, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency...
China's space station lab module Mengtian and a Long March 5B Y4 carrier rocket are seen on launch tower at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on October 31, 2022 in the Wenchang, Hainan Province of China.Hou Yu/China News Service via Getty Images Beijing— China on Monday launched the third...
China’s ambitious and secretive space plane program is of great interest in terms of possibly filling a gap in low Earth orbit operations. China is using the development of its orbital test vehicle to outpace competitors in a specific strategic space. Given the current economic issues Beijing is...
In October 2021, China’s Foreign Ministry brushed off a report that China had tested a hypersonic missile two months earlier, saying it had merely tested whether a new spacecraft could be reused. China is also reportedly developing a highly secret space plane. China’s space program has ...
Engineers at the China Institute of Combined-Cycle Aerospace Vehicle Technology have started preliminary research on a reusable, combined-cycle space plane. Currently, they are working on key technologies for such craft, according to the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, which administers the...
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The CSST is likely to be the largest space telescope for astronomy in the near-ultraviolet and visible in the decade before 2035, said Zhan. The telescope is installed with five instruments including a Survey Camera, whose main focal plane is equipped with 30 units of 81-megapixel detectors,...
China tested a new reusable spaceplane. The unnamed craft reportedly takes off like a rocket and lands like an airplane, much like the U.S. Air Force’s X-37B.